diff --git a/configs/example/components-library/boot_exit_disk_run.py b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/boot_exit_disk_run.py
similarity index 99%
rename from configs/example/components-library/boot_exit_disk_run.py
rename to tests/gem5/configs/components-library/boot_exit_disk_run.py
index 91fa7c1dce..48b4d93523 100644
--- a/configs/example/components-library/boot_exit_disk_run.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/boot_exit_disk_run.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ sys.path.append(
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
+        os.pardir,
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/configs/example/components-library/parsec_disk_run.py b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/parsec_disk_run.py
similarity index 99%
rename from configs/example/components-library/parsec_disk_run.py
rename to tests/gem5/configs/components-library/parsec_disk_run.py
index f773fb029c..8868652e8e 100644
--- a/configs/example/components-library/parsec_disk_run.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/parsec_disk_run.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ sys.path.append(
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
+        os.pardir,
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/configs/example/components-library/simple_binary_run.py b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/simple_binary_run.py
similarity index 99%
rename from configs/example/components-library/simple_binary_run.py
rename to tests/gem5/configs/components-library/simple_binary_run.py
index e886cb777d..6c7e590b96 100644
--- a/configs/example/components-library/simple_binary_run.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/simple_binary_run.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ sys.path.append(
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
+        os.pardir,
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/configs/example/components-library/simple_traffic_run.py b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/simple_traffic_run.py
similarity index 99%
rename from configs/example/components-library/simple_traffic_run.py
rename to tests/gem5/configs/components-library/simple_traffic_run.py
index d469a42f4d..9f2ceef8cd 100644
--- a/configs/example/components-library/simple_traffic_run.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/configs/components-library/simple_traffic_run.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ sys.path.append(
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
         os.pardir,
+        os.pardir,
     )
 )
 
diff --git a/tests/gem5/hello_se/test_hello_se.py b/tests/gem5/hello_se/test_hello_se.py
index 979a48a2f1..4893c3e785 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/hello_se/test_hello_se.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/hello_se/test_hello_se.py
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ def verify_config(isa, binary, cpu, hosts):
         verifiers=(stdout_verifier,),
         config=joinpath(
             config.base_dir,
+            "tests",
+            "gem5",
             "configs",
-            "example",
             "components-library",
             "simple_binary_run.py",
         ),
diff --git a/tests/gem5/insttest_se/test.py b/tests/gem5/insttest_se/test.py
index 3dd9a33514..f0337da931 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/insttest_se/test.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/insttest_se/test.py
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ for isa in test_progs:
                 verifiers=verifiers,
                 config=joinpath(
                     config.base_dir,
+                    "tests",
+                    "gem5",
                     "configs",
-                    "example",
                     "components-library",
                     "simple_binary_run.py",
                 ),
diff --git a/tests/gem5/m5_util/test_exit.py b/tests/gem5/m5_util/test_exit.py
index 413b6ea2a5..a70caecea6 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/m5_util/test_exit.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/m5_util/test_exit.py
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ gem5_verify_config(
     fixtures=(),
     config=joinpath(
         config.base_dir,
+        "tests",
+        "gem5",
         "configs",
-        "example",
         "components-library",
         "simple_binary_run.py",
     ),
diff --git a/tests/gem5/parsec-benchmarks/test_parsec.py b/tests/gem5/parsec-benchmarks/test_parsec.py
index 1156da6752..8662605321 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/parsec-benchmarks/test_parsec.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/parsec-benchmarks/test_parsec.py
@@ -70,8 +70,9 @@ def test_parsec(
         fixtures=(),
         config=joinpath(
             config.base_dir,
+            "tests",
+            "gem5",
             "configs",
-            "example",
             "components-library",
             "parsec_disk_run.py",
         ),
diff --git a/tests/gem5/stats/test_hdf5.py b/tests/gem5/stats/test_hdf5.py
index 8e2761fda1..6537e5cde4 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/stats/test_hdf5.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/stats/test_hdf5.py
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ if have_hdf5():
         fixtures=(),
         config=joinpath(
             config.base_dir,
+            "tests",
+            "gem5",
             "configs",
-            "example",
             "components-library",
             "simple_binary_run.py",
         ),
diff --git a/tests/gem5/x86-boot-tests/test_linux_boot.py b/tests/gem5/x86-boot-tests/test_linux_boot.py
index 1e161075be..b3e3064b0f 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/x86-boot-tests/test_linux_boot.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/x86-boot-tests/test_linux_boot.py
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ def test_boot(
         fixtures=(),
         config=joinpath(
             config.base_dir,
+            "tests",
+            "gem5",
             "configs",
-            "example",
             "components-library",
             "boot_exit_disk_run.py",
         ),